Sunday Journal early 1901 scale rates and notices
The item outlines subscription rates for the Sunday Journal Indianapolis, with carriers and mail prepaid prices, plus distribution details in New York Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis and Washington. It also includes a lengthy column of varied editorial notes on political, economic and international topics from the day.
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Go—Palmer
P. C. News Co
Barn Street
Auditorium Annex
Cincinnati
Court limits power to block ticket scalpers in special contract case
The court held railroads could issue special contracts with ticket buyers but declined to enjoin scalpers, noting the railroad company joined a pool with other lines in violation of the interstate commerce law. If not for that pool, scalpers would have been enjoined for wrongful conduct.
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Hazel
Niles States District Court
Buffalo
Lackawanna Railroad Company
Pany
Uckete
Labor Day Themes and Wage Earners in Reform
A historical discussion on labor day speeches, addressing the balance between labor and capital, the role of labor organizations, and the need to focus on wage expenditure and savings. It argues against the view that a few wealthy individuals control most wealth and highlights encouraging trends in savings, insurance, and home ownership among workers.
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Karl Marx
W. H. Mallock
Great Britain
Postponed difficulty over Turkey and European powers
The notice argues that postponing a dispute with Turkey delays a broader European crisis. It cites Russia’s long aim to control Constantinople, past treaties, and shifts in power during wars, suggesting that Britain and Austria shaped a Berlin meeting and the San Stefano treaty to restrain Russian gains.
Revision of Treaty Shields Turkey From Russia Openly
The text explains how Europe compelled Russia to concede most gains from Turkey and accept a treaty to avoid a united European powers against Russia. It notes the Sultan avoided immediate break with France, fearing Russia exploiting any rupture. All Europe fears a future Russia move to partition Turkey, while acknowledging Turkey’s fragile survival and the eventual threat to its regime.
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Russia
Europe
Turkey
France
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
True Relation for Labor and Capital Gains Attention
A magazine discussion argues for independent labor capital relations based on mutual rights and fair treatment. It highlights Vandergrift Pennsylvania as a nonunion model with high wages, civil service hiring, clean streets, affordable housing, and strong company support for injured workers, suggesting harmony beats coercive unions.
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Philadelphia
American Sheet Steel Company
Vandergrift
Apollo
Pittsburg
Vandercrift
Pennsylvania
Sheet Sree Company
United States
Indiana Prefers Paradise Over Hell Say Winona Ministers
The Winona Bible Conference ministers declared there is a hell and future punishment must be preached more, a stance noted as unlikely in Indiana where Winona is described as paradise. The piece mocks the idea, citing warm weather and peaceful Indiana towns as evidence against hellish doom.
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Winona
Western Association of Writers
Indiana
Hell
Chicago
Bible Conference
Conference decision on preach hell shocks Indiana
The conference members, reflecting on their prior observations in Winona, resolve to preach hell, a stance that Indiana should not be involved with. The passage argues the decision lacks provocation and suggests justice for Indiana lies elsewhere.
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Texas
Alabama
Tennessee
Missouri
Winona
Indiana
Journal criticizes Wood color order in Cuba
The Journal argues General Wood erred by barring whites from an artillery corps to include only Cuban citizens and exclude black soldiers. It notes Cuba’s recent race harmony, protests from Havana papers, and urges rescinding the order to maintain equality and unity.
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Cuba
United States
Wood
Republic
Havana
Amercans
Prof. Schurman
Spain
Passing of Adam and Eve in a Scientific Age
A body of scientists questions Adam and Eve as literal beings, arguing evolution and protoplasm explain origins. The piece weighs religious tradition against Darwinian progress, noting Adam’s cultural role in sermons, literature, and education, and questions how to reconcile myth with modern science.
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Adam
Darwin
Turkey
Milton
Eve
Man
Paradise
Loss of Adam and Eve Sparks Cultural Debate in News
An editorial chorus laments the absence of Adam and Eve, arguing the modern world loses moral grounding and business ethics without them. The piece contrasts yacht race loyalties, Paterson's unrest, and Queen Alexandra’s coronation dress import concerns, noting England’s decline in fine goods amid continental competition.
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Alexandra
England
London
Mushrooms and Toadstools Spark Poisoning Warnings
Two Chicago mushroom poisonings prompt warnings about edible versus poisonous varieties. Editorial notes expose widespread myths that all umbrella fungi are toadstools and unsafe. They stress edible mushrooms vary greatly and caution readers about Amanita phalloides and risky identifications.
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Chicago
Utilization of Waste and Other Bits From The Forum
An article discusses The Forum piece on wasting horses in cities and how their parts yield useful products from hair to bones. It notes Wu Tingfang's invitation by Cincinnati M C A to lecture without attacking Christianity. It also previews the first international good roads congress to be held in Buffalo September 16 to 21 with government collaboration to boost the movement.
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Mexico
Forum
Cincinnati
Wu Tingfang
Mr. Wu
Buffalo
Washington
National Good Roads Association
Army officer seeks moon shiners in Tennessee enlistment
A United States Army recruiting officer in Nashville has begun contact with moon shiners in the mountain district aiming to enlist them as soldiers. The group would require only minimal target practice.
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United States Army
Nashville, Tenn
Mountain District
Cleveland’s Narrow Escape From Bass Law Violation
Former president George Cleveland narrowly escaped arrest in Massachusetts for catching a bass seven and three fourths inches long. The incident suggests he should carry a tapeline in future outings to ensure compliance with local game laws.
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Cleveland
Massachusetts
Woman and Man Jokes Across Papers
A collage of cartoon captions and light exchanges from Philadelphia Life Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Press Cleveland Plain Dealer Leslie’s Weekly Chicago Record-Herald sketches. Quick quips about marriage age songs laws and submarine boats frame humorous exchanges among simple mug wise guy and Aunt Sarah.
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Philadelphia Record
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Uncle Sam
Curious Folk Who Love to Warble and Play Tricks
A Washington Star verse humorously describes curious folk who sing off key and hammer a plane out of tune. They scour the house for a squeaky rocking chair, shuffle cards, and improvise dance with an odd refrain. Their energetic, cheerful mischief annoys yet amuses because they mean well.
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Washington Star
Literary Notes on Writers and Estates
Marion Crawford walks to think and tramp forty miles. William Morris autographs stay in England. Mrs Seton-Thompson buys woodland in Connecticut named Wendy soul. Sir Walter Scott notes Seton enemies called Satan. Churchill leads in literary gains, over two hundred thousand from The Crisis and Richard Carvel. Dumas remains the most read, with vast sales outside France. Anthony Hope’s Tristram of Brent follows Addie Tristam, a baroness with a past. Austin Dobson resigns after forty five years and plans abroad. Arthur Conan Doyle, at forty two, has seen much of the world and lived varied lives.
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Marion Crawford
William Morris
England
Mr. Hodson
Morris
Chaucer
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ernest Seton-Thompson
Richard Carvel
Alexander Dumas Pere
Dumas
America
France
Anthony Hope
Tristam
Brent
Devonshire
Addie Tristam
Austin Dobson
London Board of Trade
Dobson
Samuel Richardson
Arthur Conan Doyle
Eeene Thorary Ucal
Ceene Eee
Arctic
South Sea
Notable Authors and Wealth From 19th Century Literature
A survey of authors including Hall Caine, Paul Leicester Ford, and Berkley Smith highlights how novels, plays, and serials in this era yield substantial profits. The piece notes diverse backgrounds, literary fame, and earnings from books, plays, and related merchandise, with estimates in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for some works.
Wisdom of Current Fiction Pleasures and Pitfalls
A collage of quotes from classic fiction and dialogue illustrating social insight and gender ideas. The passages critique folly, restraint, vengeance, and communication through witty lines and character voices across varied works.
Odd Bits From Around the World and Beyond
A collage of curious notes from London to Washington. The Pope visits the Vatican menagerie and rewards a parrot with extra sugar for a loyal cry. Baroness Burdett-Coutts, born before Waterloo, is now eighty six. her husband Bartlett Bardett-Coutts is about ninety. General Booth plans a six month inspection tour in the United States with Salvation Army leaders. Polar explorer Andree is recalled as overdue with no news by late July.
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Whitechapel
London
Vatican Gardens
Chatinier
Burdett-Coutts
Waterloo
Ier
William Ashoe Bartlett Bardett-Coutts
Carter
Willams College
Jean Lahor
Paris
Lear
Herbert Putnam
Congress
Congressional Library
General Booth
Salvation Army
Chicago
Salvation
England
America
New York
Kansas City
San Francisco
Boston Herald
Andree
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